Karl Barth was one of the most formidable critics of natural law theology in the 20th century. He was wrong to reject it, but the danger he identified—the corruption of natural law reasoning into ideological justification for racial hierarchy—was real. It’s real again now, as recent social media eruptions make plain. In the 1930s, German... Continue Reading →
Yes, churches should have security teams. (By Dr. Andrew T. Walker)
After leftist activists intruded into a Southern Baptist church in Minnesota—disrupting worship, frightening children, and intimidating congregants—a predictable question follows: If Christians are commanded to love their enemies and not resist an evildoer, how can churches justify security teams? The answer is straightforward. Scripture’s commands to love one’s enemy (Matt. 5:44), to “not resist an... Continue Reading →